Parsha 6 of 54 · Sefer Bereishis
6 pieces on Parshas Toldos, one for each year it was written. Each opens as a PDF.
5781–82 · Year 1 · 6 pages
Issue 1 Vol. 6 November 20-21, 2020 Kislev 4-5, 5781 A mother’s undying love This week’s Parsha is Toldos. I remember hearing that the Vilna Gaon was asked as a child where in the Torah the name of a patriarch is said twice in a row. The first time is Avraham…
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5782–83 · Year 2 · 2 pages
This week’s parsha we are told of the 2 nations that will be born to Rivka- namely Yakov and Esav. Yakov and Esav are lifelong adversaries, and Mashiach’s time is when Yakov conquers Esav (Obadiah 1:21 “v’alu moshi’im bihar tzion lishpot es har eisav). The…
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5783–84 · Year 3 · 1 page
In this week’s Parsha we are introduced to the twins, Yakov and Esav who until Mashiach’s time will be in constant battle for dominance. Rashi on posuk 19, the first posuk states that the “toldos”, offspring of Yitzchak, Yakov and Esav who will be spoken…
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5784–85 · Year 4 · 2 pages
In this week’s parsha, we are told of the birth of Yaakov and Esav- after Shem and Ever predicted that two nations would be birthed, and the elder would serve the younger. Arguably, it is because of this prediction that Yaakov had to be born second to Esav,…
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5785–86 · Year 5 · 2 pages
This week’s parsha is Toldos. In it, we learn about the birth of Yakov and Esav and Yitzchak's travels, which are chapters that cover crucial points in his life. These culminate in the Berachos Yitzchak was supposed to give to Esav, which Yakov received at…
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5786–87 · Year 6 · 2 pages
This week’s Parsha Toldos, famously describes the early years of Yakov and Esav, their relationship with their parents, the sale of the firstborn rights, and Yitzchak giving the first blessing to Yakov ahead of Esav. The Torah is very descriptive of the…
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